[CQ-Contest] wtb, quick rx checker

[Georgens, Tom]

Dave -

I won one of those a Dayton a few years back and it has been very
useful.  Like you, sometimes when the bands are dead, I have wondered if
I damaged a radio during the precontest setup.  It is also very helpful
in finding bad connections in the receive path.  In my case the receive
path is thru the wattmeter, amp relay, band pass filters, external
antenna selector, and ICE receiver protector.  There are a lot of
connectors and relay contacts in that path and it is real easy to have
10 or 20 db of loss and not necessarily notice it.

Good Luck and 73

Tom W2SC 8P5A

-----Original Message-----
From: K1TTT [mailto:K1TTT at ARRL.NET] 
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 9:30 AM
To: k3lr at k3lr.com; 'reflector cq-contest'; 'YCCC'
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] wtb, quick rx checker

The other bands would be nice, but that sounds like a good start anyway.


David Robbins K1TTT
e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
web: http://www.k1ttt.net
AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Duffy K3LR [mailto:k3lr at k3lr.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 16:19
> To: 'K1TTT'; 'reflector cq-contest'; 'YCCC'
> Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] wtb, quick rx checker
> 
> Hi Dave,
> 
> The Elecraft XG-2 is perfect for this. Inexpensive and accurate!
> 
> 73!
> Tim K3LR
> http://www.k3lr.com
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of K1TTT
> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 9:52 AM
> To: reflector cq-contest; YCCC
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] wtb, quick rx checker
> 
> Is there a simple tool out there that generates a 'relatively' stable 
> signal that could be used for a quick check of receiver sensitivity?  
> Not a lab type instrument, but something handheld that could be 
> plugged in to a receiver and generate switchable s1/s9/s9+20db type 
> power levels from 160m to 10m.  I have had a couple cases recently 
> when I would turn on a radio and it just seemed hard of hearing, but 
> not dead... twice I have found bad roofing filters, but one I have now

> that doesn't seem to be the problem.
> But the only way I have to test it are some old relatively unstable 
> generators or just T it in with another 'assumed' good radio and 
> compare received signals.
> 
> 
> David Robbins K1TTT
> e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
> web: http://www.k1ttt.net
> AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
> 
> 
> 
> 
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